Esn Dec Meid Converter Program
US9648442B2 - System and method for processing MEID data- Google Patents US9648442B2 - System and method for processing MEID data- Google Patents System and method for processing MEID dataInfo Publication number US9648442B2 US9648442B2 US13/886,544 US44A US9648442B2 US 9648442 B2 US9648442 B2 US 9648442B2 US 44 A US44 A US 44A US 9648442 B2 US9648442 B2 US 9648442B2 Authority US United States Prior art keywords wireless communication communication device device identification method meid Prior art date 2005-08-20 Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.) Active Application number US13/886,544 Other versions Inventor Terry A.
Esn Conversion
Overby Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)Brightpoint IncOriginal Assignee Brightpoint Inc Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. A system, method, computer readable medium, and computer program for processing wireless communication device identification numbers such as MEID numbers 10 in any standard representation (such as decimal or hexadecimal) and converting the wireless communication device identification number 140 to all commonly used forms and representations. This capability ensures older systems and wireless networks are compatible with the latest standards in wireless communication device identification numbers. Additionally, the system can validate the wireless communication device identification numbers 70 and verify/calculate any check digits 100. CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONThis U.S.
Utility patent application is a continuation application of, and claims priority to, copending U.S. Patent application Ser. 11/465,086, filed Aug. 11, 2006, which claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application Ser. 60/595,965, filed on Aug.
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20, 2005, the contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety into this disclosure. BACKGROUNDBy means of example only, wireless communication devices have traditionally used electronic serial numbers (ESN) and/or mobile identification numbers (MIN) to identify the communication device to the towers receiving and relaying the communications. As wireless communication device usage (including mobile telephones, wireless data devices, wireless email devices, and any other device using a wireless network) increases, the number of unique ESN and/or MIN numbers that have never been issued diminishes. Eventually, there will be no more available numbers to be issued.With mobile communication equipment companies running out of traditional ESN numbers and having to adopt new standards, many problems develop within their existing infrastructure and support systems. One such problem is how to utilize the new identification numbers within old computer and management systems. The problem arises for any company involved in the wireless communication industry when these new numbers are used in old software and/or management systems to have wireless communication devices operating on the wireless network.For example, an old system may require only decimal numbers, but only a hexadecimal ESN number is available.
Esn Converter Meid
Or, the system may need to convert several types of numbers, and different software may be required for each type of conversion. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least a portion of the equivalent representation comprises a pseudo electronic serial number.